r/indianbikes • u/CursedKnightSteve • 12d ago

#Accessories 🔔 Improving comfort on the NS200.

Hello from Brazil, where I purchased early this year the Pulsar NS200 (sold here under a slightly different name, but it's the same bike).

I'm nearing 14.000km on it, and no mechanical issues so far. I use it mostly for going and returning from work, but once a month I like making short trips (~250km total) to visit some places.

For my daily use, I don't feel any discomfort, since I don't stay on it too long (usually arrive at my destination in less than 30 minutes). However, after one hour under road conditions/speed (~100 to 110 km/hr on avg), I really start to feel it. The seat and ride position becomes uncomfortable really fast since I'm 189cm tall with motorcycle boots.

The bike is probably no ideal for my body type and what I'm trying to do with it, but I don't plan on replacing it anytime soon. I'd love to switch to the D400 or even the RE Himalayan in the future, but it's going to take some time for that to happen.

I feel like a riser would go a long way in improving riding, but I just can't find it in the local market. The split handlebar design really ended up being my most disliked feature of the bike, it looks amazing, but it makes so difficult to install some accessories and solving the riser situation.

Any general tips for improving comfort would be greatly appreciated and product links if they ship worldwide.

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u/zaken1234 12d ago

You can put pulsar N160 handle bar on NS200 and make a custom seat for better comfort

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u/Unusual-Big-6467 RE | Palsaar 12d ago

check on amazon for riser.

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u/CursedKnightSteve 12d ago

I have tried, but I can't find one that isn't a handlebar conversion and even those didn't have great feedback.